The brilliant baritone of Billy Dean can only be surpassed by the brilliance of his mullet. There are only a handful of country artists that could execute the amount of smoothness that Billy Dean brought to each vocal. It is a travesty that he did not have a single #1 hit to his name. Dean [...]
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I am not going to re-report the announcement of Garth’ 5 year plan or his new Las Vegas gig. I am going to ask two questions. Do the fans want him back? And when and if he does come back , in what capacity. The answer to the first one is yes, plain and simple. [...]
First, we found out that Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson were elitists. Garth Brooks’ music is exclusively sold at Wal-Mart, and the gospel performance by Alan Jackson at the Ryman is only sold at Target. We will not mention all of the numerous albums that can only be found at Cracker Barrel. Now, Ray Stevens [...]
Country music exploded in popularity during the 1990s. This is when we saw neo-traditionalism at it’s height, and where we saw country pop evolve into what we have today. However, every decade of any genre of music, has had it’s share of dross. You know, the songs that should have never made the cut. This [...]
We all accepted him with open arms. We watched him become an Opry member. Didn’t we all get giddy when we heard the guitar intro to “I’ve Got Friends in Low Places.” But let’s pause right there. I had given up on country music. I was an 80’s kid. Sure, I listened to what my [...]
I have loaded my six shooters with country music news bullets. There is no amount of Kevlar that will be able to protect music row from this onslaught. Let’s get things started.
You’re not going to want to wash that window frame: Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are not afraid to get their hands dirty. The [...]
Well here we go again, Country Music News so hard-hitting, Chris Brown has nothing on us.
Us Weekly is probably the most reputable magazine on the newsstand. Fact-checking is for morons. You want the gospel truth, you should read Us Weekly. You probably already know that they have broken an incredible story on LeAnn Rhimes’ extra-marital [...]
Who is the most famous utility vocalist in Nashville? Even better, who sounds the best? You would think that Music Row would use more unsigned vocalists to sing backup. This is usually not the case. On some of the more popular country songs, you can distinctively hear artists like, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, and Trisha Yearwood delivering perfect harmonies. [...]
Not every Love Story has a happy ending. Normally in country music you have a song that’s about your love, your drinking, your dog, or your gun. But sometimes what was a Love Story can turn into an Ackey-Breaky Heart that might blow up and kill his man. So what are the top ten broken heart stories in country [...]